Acryos

Acryos is a nation in Korinth north of the Myrian peninsula, known for its advanced technology and the population's devout worship of Alephenel.

History
The land was settled in early 1800s BS from an unknown group of humanoids that came from a land far off to the west across the ocean. Little is known about them, they seemed to have a different religion than Korinthians and valued magic as if it was another heart in their body. Historians call them Tanithians, it is from the only known written source of theirs. Most of what is known is from the technology they left behind and from other ancient nations living nearby before the calamity of Mount Vala.

When the Mount Vala volcano erupted in 1385 BS, the sudden shifting of continental bodies sent tsunamis all along the coastal regions of Korinth, devastating them all. Tanith was hit harder than most. Before the waves reached the island, all the smokepowder and magical reagents in the nation exploded at the same time, causing great chaos. And as the waves reached the coastline, most of the nation was engulfed by the tsunami. What remained of Tanith was entirely flooded, killing the remaining people and cleaning away their advanced technology.

After several hundreds of years, the waters receded and that land become fertile. Nations spread into the hospitable terrain seeking wealth, ancient technology, and land itself to expand. The land became wartorn, many perished squabbling over their borders. It wasn't until Aedari Sicarus and his crusade that they came together to push back the undead tide. With the help of the ancient tech, they were able to hold out in a walled city, now the capital of Acryos, and unified against a common enemy.

Afterward, they saw how together they benefited greatly and became one nation under a single banner electing the brightest intellectuals as their leaders.

Society
Acryos as a whole is a country focused primarily on the arts and sciences, to a greater degree than the rest of Aurum. The Gnomes of Acryos eventually hope to initiate a kind of renaissance in its scientific and mechanical achievements to finally bring about a global age of peace, races and sub-races. Its greatest mechanical achievement is said to have been that of flying machines and even intelligent automatons known as Warforged. As a result, very few gnomes ever delve into the Arcane Arts of spellcasting, but those who did would usually take up residence in Dragon's Reach, where magic and technology lived hand in hand.

Acryos is by far the most technologically advanced country on Korinth (arguably on the whole of Aurum too if they surpass the Vampiric Kingdoms of Fel-Istral, which is very possible. They are on the verge of inventing the printing press, and non-magical portals currently so they no longer have to rely on magic to travel far distances in an instant and to rely information in a massive scale.

Notable Locations
Capital City


 * Marin

Cities


 * Stanland
 * Dragon's Reach

Towns


 * Treskl
 * Lantarn

Landmarks


 * Mount Hafnyr
 * Forest of the Lost
 * Shipwreck Reef